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Letters .Patent No. 65,558, dated June 11, 1867.

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Beit known that we, CHARLES W. GAGE and JAMES NonrHnUr, of Homer, in the county of Cortland, and State of New York, have invented a. new and useful improvement in Mop-Wringers; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had Vto the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specil'cation, in whichi Figure 1 is a side elevation of our invention; and

Figure 2 is a top view of the saine.

Figure 3 isa detail view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

In that class of mop-wringers in which a pair of wringing-rollers is attached to the top of the bucket, and one of the rollers held by iixed standards, while the other roller is pressed against the rst by pressure of the foot, there is this objection, that there being so little elasticity in the pressure of the foot, when a. lump or thick place in the mop passes through between the rollers, the mop is liable to jurnp out; and in sla-ckening'the pressure of the foot to pass knots through the rollers, there is a liability to slacken the pressure so much 0r so suddenly that the mop comes out before it is properly wrung, owing to the want of elasticity in the pressing or wringing devices, when wooden rollers are employed. We obviate this objection by reversing the operation of the parts, and instead of using a pressure of the foot to do the wringing. it is employed to merely open the rollers for receiving the mop, while the wringing pressure is obtained by springs. We also suspend the movable or swinging roller, so that either of its ends may approach the stationary roller independently of the other end, and thereby conform to any lateral diierences of thickness that may present themselves in the mop, as hereinafter explained.

In the accompanying drawing, A is an ordinary mop-pail, to which is attached 'a pair of wooden wringingrollers, B 6. The roller B is held in xed standards C C, while the movable roller b is held by elbow-shaped levers D d, which are pivoted to the sides of the bucket by pivots e, tig. 1. The elbow levers D d are made separate from each other, but are both connected to a treadle or foot-rest, f, by pivots g g, fig. 3, so that the levers may act independently of each other, and allow the roller 6 to move toward the xed roller B nnevenly, asshown ,in iig. 2, and adjust itself to any lateral differences in the thickness of the mop. When the rollers do not stand parallel to each other, the foot-rest f is tilted up, as shown in tig. 3, but this rest always stands level ready for receiving the foot when the rollers are to beopened for receiving the mop. The wringing pressure is given by C-springs H H, oneach side of the pail. 'ihese springs, being hooked to the standards C D, act to fold them together and press the roller 5 against B'. Each set of standards is provided with a series of notches, z'z', so that the tension of the springs is easily regulated and varied by hooking them into a set of notches higher up on the standards, or lower down, as the case may be, the higher notches giving the greatest tension of spring. By these means the wringing pressure quickly adapts itself to varying thicknesses of the mop, and the wooden rollers are made to act efficiently and without liability of the mop jumping out before the rollers can regain their hold. i Y

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. We claim, in connection with the mop-pail A, the stationary roller B and swinging roller b, operated by footlevers D d and springs H, when so arranged'that the rollers arc opened by the foot-levers, and the wringing done by the springs, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

2. The joint formed between the levers D cl, by severing them at the foot-rest f and pivoting their ends thereto, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

3. The employment of the C-springs H, as herein shown, and the method for regulating their pressure, substantially as set forth and for the purpose described. i

The above specification oi' our'invention signed by us this 20th day of March, 1867.

CHARLES W. GAGE, JAMES NORTHRUP.

Witnesses:

W. ANDREWS,

H. S. Bassoon. 

